Amazon Offers Record-Breaking Discounts on Latest MacBook Models Ahead of Prime Day

Amazon Slashes $260 Off M2 MacBook Air, Its Lowest Price Yet

Prime Day sales have started early and some are quite generous. The price of one of the most coveted laptops, the M2 MacBook Air, is now the lowest it has ever been. You can get this cutting-edge Apple silicon Mac for just $799 at Amazon -- $200 less than its usual $999 asking price -- just in time to take proper advantage of the AI features coming with macOS 15. If you apply and are approved for an Amazon Store Card, you can get the price even lower at $260 off. With more than 2,000 of these sold by Amazon in the past month alone, the M2 MacBook is going fast, so if you want to get one before it goes out of stock or the deal ends, don't wait. Although Apple just released the new M3 MacBook Air, the older M2 MacBook Air is still a fantastic machine. It remains one of the best laptops around, with a super-fast chip and a thin and light design that makes it perfect for getting things done just about anywhere. One of the great things about the M2 MacBook Air over its predecessor is that it has a larger 13.6-inch screen compared to the 13.3-inch screen, giving you more real estate to work with. It also runs a 2,560x1,664 resolution on a gorgeous liquid retina display which is perfect whether you want to watch movies or get creative work done. The M2 Chip inside is powerful enough for a lot of creatives to do their work, despite this machine's portability. Its smaller size is very much thanks to the fact that it doesn't actually have any internal fans, meaning that Apple can make it as thin as the motherboard and battery inside. One downside to this machine is that it runs on 8GB of RAM rather than the 16GB you're likely to see on similarly priced Windows laptops. It's not the end of the world, especially given that it's unified RAM that the M2 is smart about using, but it is something to consider. The 256GB of storage is also a bit on the smaller side, though you can use cloud storage or an external hard drive for more space if you need it. If you want a higher-end Mac, you can always check out our roundup of great MacBook deals, or hit up our lists of best Apple Prime Day deals to really take advantage of the discounts this season.

Red alert, Apple fans: the latest MacBook Pro 14-inch is at its lowest price ever with this early Amazon Prime Day deal

MacBook discounts can be few and far between, but it looks like Apple is coming out swinging this Amazon Prime Day, with an early deal dropping the price of the latest M3 Pro MacBook Pro 14-inch to just $1,699 at Amazon - the cheapest it's ever been, by our records. That's for a midrange configuration, too; if you want the cheapest M3 MacBook Pro, that's just $1,449 at Amazon right now. The shiny new model of Apple's incredible professional laptop scored highly in our MacBook Pro 14-inch review, where we praised its phenomenal performance and battery life. In fact, our main criticism was the high entry price, which this deal rectifies. Significant discounts on Apple products can be hard to come by, and this is truly one excellent laptop. Shoppers over in the UK will be pleased to hear that it's on sale there too, albeit at a slightly smaller discount, now just £1,494.99 at Amazon - still a solid price for one of the best (and most future-proofed) macOS devices money can buy. There are actually plenty of models on sale, which you can check out below, meaning you've got a choice of different M3 processors and display sizes. Apple's M3-series silicon represents a larger step forward than the generational performance gap we saw between M1 and M2, and the built-in Neural Engine for handling dedicated AI workloads makes this a future-proofed choice of laptop as AI tools seep into more and more aspects of our daily digital lives. Of course, it's also just a truly lovely piece of kit. Those who know my writing well know that I'm a bit of an Apple cynic, but that's aimed more toward predatory pricing and iPhone shenanigans: the MacBook Pro is a gorgeous bit of hardware, and the all-metal exterior means that it's also more durable than many of the best laptops on the market. Now, don't get me wrong, it's still a seriously premium laptop with a price tag to match, but these deals help cushion that blow to your wallet a little - and frankly make it genuinely good value for users who need a work laptop that can go the distance, since the battery life on offer here is some of the best in the business. If you want something a bit cheaper (or you'd prefer a ChromeOS or Windows laptop), you can check out our best Prime Day laptop deals, too!